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Red Flag Warning

from Waco Tribune Herald
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for this afternoon for McLennan, Hill, Bosque, Coryell and Hill counties.
.. Red flag warning in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this afternoon…
A strong cold front will move through North Texas today… ushering in very dry air and strong [...]

Goodbye 2007, you kinda sucked…..

I am very glad that 2007 is coming to an end. Even though that puts me one year closer to death, 2007 was enough of a doozy year to make me at least curiously wonder if death might not be less harsh. Each of us will have a few years in there that [...]

Three-alarm Fire in Central Lubbock Blackens Skies

By Andre L. Taylor, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Photo by Jodi Miller, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
A thick, black plume of smoke commandeered the skies above Lubbock around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, bringing nightfall earlier than expected.

Corpus Christi and Annaville FDs Fight Deadly House Fire

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The Corpus Christi and Annaville Fire Departments battled an overnight blaze that left a disabled person dead.

Six Injured in Home Explosion East of Dallas

By Brandon Formby, The Dallas Morning News
Six people – including four teenagers – were injured early Saturday morning when the Hunt County home they were inside exploded, fire officials said.

Fifth Fire Station for Victoria: Response Times Will Be Faster

By Leslie Wilber, Victoria Advocate
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For firefighters, a few minutes can mean the difference between saving a life or attending a death, smoke damage or a gutted house. The Victoria Fire Department’s goal is getting to every emergency in under six minutes, Chief Vance Riley said. But firefighters can’t [...]

Fire Blamed on Fireworks

By Mike Baird, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
More than 1,000 acres of dry vegetation on Padre and Mustang islands have burned in separate incidents, fire officials said Friday after battling a third grass fire in as many days.
Friday’s blaze, which flared up about 2 a.m. across State Highway 361 from the entrance of Mustang Island State [...]